Cuyahoga County is a large urban county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The county seat and largest city is Cleveland. As of the 2020 census,its population was 1,264,817,making it the second-most populous county in the state.
Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County,Ohio,United States. As of the 2020 census,the city's population was 29,439. Shaker Heights is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland,abutting the eastern edge of the city's limits. It is a planned community developed by the Van Sweringen brothers,railroad moguls who envisioned the community as a suburban retreat from the industrial inner city of Cleveland.
George Victor Voinovich was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011. He previously served as the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and as the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989,the last Republican to serve in that office.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1999 until her death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party,her district encompassed most of Downtown and Eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County,including Euclid,Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights. She was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from Ohio.
Timothy Hagan is an American politician who served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner and other local offices from the 1980s through 2000s,and was his party's nominee for the governorship of Ohio in 2002.
Mary O. Boyle is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party.
Jane Louise Campbell is an American politician who served as the 56th and first and to date only female mayor of Cleveland,Ohio from January 1,2002,to January 1,2006.
Shaker Heights High School is a public high school located in Shaker Heights,Ohio,a suburb of Cleveland. The high school is the only public high school in the Shaker Heights City School District,which serves Shaker Heights and a small part of Cleveland. Shaker Heights High School is an International Baccalaureate World School,the only public high school in Cuyahoga County to hold this accreditation and offer rigorous IB classes. It is consistently ranked among the top districts in the state for National Merit semifinalists.
The Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC) was a high school athletics conference,recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA),in northeast Ohio. Eighteen member schools —each located within the Northeast District of the OHSAA —competed in three six-member divisions:Valley,River and Lake. Dan Gerome served as the last NOC commissioner. Anthony J. Paletta designed the conference logo in 2006.
Lance Timothy Mason is a convicted murderer and former politician,government official,and judge,who served in various offices in and representing Cleveland,Ohio.
Marcia Louise Fudge is an American attorney and retired politician who served as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2021 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 2008 to 2021. The district included most of the black-majority precincts between Cleveland and Akron.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 2,2010,as one of many Ohio elections in 2010. Incumbent two-term Republican U.S. Senator George Voinovich decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Former Representative Republican Rob Portman won the open seat.
Matthew John Dolan is an American politician and lawyer who has served in the Ohio Senate since 2017,representing the state's 24th district. Prior,he served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.
Frank Robert Pokorny was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Ohio. He represented Cuyahoga County from 1957 to 1961,and again from 1963 to 1965. After redistricting and the establishment of state districts,he represented District 57. He was appointed to the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners after the death of the incumbent,and served from February 1968 to April 1976. He resigned from office on April 12,1976,after being indicted for misconduct of office. He pled guilty,and never served in public office again.
The 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich won reelection to a second term in office by a landslide over Democratic candidate Ed FitzGerald and Green Party candidate Anita Rios. Primary elections were held on May 6,2014.
The 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Ohio,concurrently with the election of Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various Ohio and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third consecutive term.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Ohio took place November 6,2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 7,2018;the primary election was held May 8,2018. Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown—the only remaining elected Democratic statewide officeholder in Ohio at the time of the election—won his reelection bid for a third term,defeating Republican U.S. Representative Jim Renacci by a 6.84% margin in the general election,larger than the 6% margin in the Election six years earlier. This was one of ten Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Renacci conceded defeat on November 7,2018.
The Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus (CCPC) is a progressive political organization in the Greater Cleveland area,headquartered in Lakewood,Ohio.
Shontel Monique Brown is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Brown previously served as a member of the Cuyahoga County Council,representing the 9th district. She won her congressional seat in a special election on November 2,2021,after Marcia Fudge resigned to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Joe Biden.
The 2022 Cuyahoga County executive election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the County Executive of Cuyahoga County,Ohio. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Armond Budish was eligible to run for a third term,but instead chose to retire.
